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WILLIAM SAUTRE’S CHARIOT OF FIRE  When Richard II, King of England, was deposed in 1399 AD and was succeeded by Henry IV, King Henry decided to schedule a meeting of the parliament at Westminster. Knowing that the new king wanted … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLV) On the subject of the Law being our schoolmaster, Martin Luther gives us an interesting example that not only illustrates the relationship … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLIV) Flavel expresses the plea of a person who is facing certain death and punishment as a sinner and their eternal alienation from … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLIII) 3:23 Now, before we found out anything about getting right with God through faith, Mosaic Law put us into protective custody. It … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLII) Paul shows clearly that the Promise given to Abraham and the Law given to Moses are not competing for attention, they are … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLI) 3:22 Doesn’t the Scriptures teach that we are all prisoners of sin?  Therefore, the only way to become an heir to God’s … Continue reading →

Steven Jacobs, a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago, submitted his dissertation that included his findings after interviewing 2,899 American adults whose background and training made the excellent candidates to answer the question: When does human life begin. Even … Continue reading →

SOMETIMES ANGELS LOOK DIFFERENT THAN WE IMAGINED A well-known evangelist from India named Ravi Zacharias, tells this story in his book “Deliver Us From Evil.”  When Ravi went to Vietnam in 1971, his interpreter was a fine Christian young man … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XL) Here Paul is trying his best to point out to the Judaizers and the Galatian church the impossibility of the Mosaic Law, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XXXIX) I like the way one translation renders verse twenty: “When the promise was given to Abraham, God gave it without anyone standing … Continue reading →